15 Strange Facts You Didn't Know About Iceland in under 5 minutes
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Күн бұрынThere are unique, some might call strange, facts about Iceland that definitely make it stand out from other countries. In this video, I’m sharing 15 of them in under 5 minutes. I will be expanding on many of these facts in future videos but this just gives you a snapshot of some of the things here that might surprise you.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Number 1
00:32 - Number 2
00:50 - Number 3
01:05 - Number 4
01:22 - Number 5
01:35 - Number 6
01:54 - Number 7
02:16 - Number 8
02:22 - Number 9
02:47 - Number 10
03:13 - Number 11
03:34 - Number 12
03:48 - Number 13
04:09 - Number 14
04:27 - Number 15
#iceland #strangefacts
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Just a note about the French Revolution fact: There are many factors that went into why the French Revolution happened but it is interesting to point out the impact that the eruption had on the world and how that had a ripple effect on what happened in France some years after the eruption. 🙂
@Halli50 2 жыл бұрын
This is not a question expecting a reply, just a comment: If you remodeled you apartment in a way that allows you to accommodate your American relatives for weeks on end, you have become genuinely Icelandic! Family is important to Icelanders and you come across as being very fond of your family, wanting regular mutual visits. That way you fit right in.
@michaellaw1441 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! and I love those facts! I recently spent a week in Iceland, 4 days in the Southern Region and 3 days in Reykjavik. It was amazing and it lived up to my idealised expectation of it. It has been top of my "Places to visit" list for over 20 years. I'm in my 30s now and I'd love to go again, maybe during one of the winters next time. I was in total awe over it being light even at 1am.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! So glad to hear that you’ve visited. Yea, it’s nice to get both summer and winter. I hope you do get a chance to come and see the northern lights. 😊
@lahermosajarifa7007 2 жыл бұрын
Informative and entertaining as usual. 😊 Thanks! Love your sweater. It is beautiful!
@Knutwolf 2 жыл бұрын
When the news are grim and scary your channel is the perfect one to turn to. I won’t claim everything is easy in Iceland (especially for an expat, I’d imagine), but it does take me away from Illinois
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Aww, thank you. I’m happy to be a positive distraction. 😊
@willychrispin1093 2 жыл бұрын
Love this channel. I started learning icelandic because of your channel. So thank you for that!!
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
❤That's amazing to hear! Thank you.
@willychrispin1093 2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThingsIceland Takk fyrir til þig!
@GoCarRentalIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Jewells! 🧡
@sburnett158 2 жыл бұрын
Headed to Iceland soon so I must know where you purchased the sweater! I saw your piece on the Handknitting Shop and will definitely pay them a visit! Thank you for all your help with my visit.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Yay for going to Iceland!! I got this specific sweater from The Iceland store. It is a specialty request but they can make it for anyone. 😊 The link to them is in the description of this video.
@darriendastar3941 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. That was fascinating. I learnt a lot in just five minutes. Thanks for that 🙂
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure and thanks for watching.
@wendysullivan5511 2 жыл бұрын
Fun video, love your sweater!
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🤗
@RLyster 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are the best resource I've seen for folks who want to visit Iceland or to learn about its culture and customs. Two items that are a tad "strange" about Iceland are the impact and abundance of geothermal energy - allowing Icelanders to open the windows in the winter without much concern over the cost for doing so and forgetting about plowing snow from the streets - and the Icelandic interest in genealogy (with so many Icelanders directly descended from the Vikings).
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you and great additions. 😊
@sweetds1 2 жыл бұрын
Love learning about Iceland. Thank you!
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Yay and my pleasure!
@deant.1266 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, thanks for the interesting facts/
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you and my pleasure. 😊
@GeekFurious 2 жыл бұрын
I moved back to Iceland for a bit in 1989 & one of my clearest memories is being in a pub in November of that year as the Berlin Wall was coming down & these US Navy guys buying beer for everyone.
@Daryl524 2 жыл бұрын
Very good concise and informative video. With the heat wave we've been experiencing here in North America, that sweater you were wearing was making me hotter.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😂 I bet. It’s been a much cooler summer here.
@Abigael_Zed Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the waterfall at the end!
@AllThingsIceland Жыл бұрын
😊 Glad to hear that.
@cbpd89 2 жыл бұрын
I love the colors on that sweater! It looks like licorice 😍
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That’s the first time I’ve heard that. 😂🤗
@thehipmusicologist 9 ай бұрын
that sweater is EVERYTHING 🤩
@AllThingsIceland 9 ай бұрын
Thank you 🤗❤️
@1ACL 2 жыл бұрын
Cool info
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@kpatros1209 2 жыл бұрын
Love love love your sweater! Where did you get it?
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It was made by The Icelandic Store. They don’t have in on their regular online shop but you can just let them know you want one like mine and they can make it for you. 😊
@kpatros1209 2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThingsIceland awesome... thank you !!
@ericfluellen8957 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jewels, I love the video and the background you're standing in front of. I had to edit my comment by saying that losing Mcdonald's was no significant loss. As a matter of fact, there should be a national holiday.
@AllThingsIceland Жыл бұрын
Thanks. 😊
@DiggerWhoops 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! It seems you've mastered the language well. Was it difficult?
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I wouldn’t say I have mastered it but it has certainly been a work in progress. It has definitely been difficult at times to learn, especially he grammar.
@DiggerWhoops 2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThingsIceland Well, in trying to learn German, I know how difficult it is. You do really well, though, and give the likes of me inspiration. I enjoy your videos.
@MewWolf5 2 жыл бұрын
I would definitely like to seea video about Iceland winning a war against Britain!
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. 😊
@TwixyNo 2 жыл бұрын
The Cod Wars? Sounds mildly fishy. I want to hear more! Thanks for always great content of interest. (And I still want to see the Icelandic horses.)
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
😂 My pleasure! I did a video about Icelandic horses. I think it was last year.
@TwixyNo 2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThingsIceland i remember it and that made me want to see them. I have been watching and enjoying your channel for quite a while. Thank you!
@EmorettaRobinson 2 жыл бұрын
This video reminded me that I've wondered before if you do daylight savings time in Iceland? I like the time change that we do in the U.S in November. But I'm not gonna lie the time change in March leaves me a little cranky for a couple of weeks. Lol. Also I hope you've finished remodeling your apartment. I've heard from others that remodeling your home can be an ordeal for some people. So I'm hoping your remodel went well (with the exception of the broken window). Thank you for the list of interesting things about Iceland.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thankfully, we do not do daylight savings time. Changing the clocks has been talked about but I hope we just keep it the same because I don’t see the benefit. The remodel is mostly done. Just some little things here and there that need to be finished. 😊 Yes, remodeling is a huge undertaking here. My pleasure and thanks for the lovely comment and question.
@EmorettaRobinson 2 жыл бұрын
@@AllThingsIceland I hope Iceland doesn't do daylight savings time either. I don't get the rationale behind it. And you're welcome.
@Halli50 2 жыл бұрын
Mucking around with Daylight Savings Time is utterly nonsensical for people living this far north (66°N in my case). During winter the day is so short it makes not difference - and the same goes for summer, we have 24 hours of daylight and my current problem is that on clear days, the sun starts shining through my bedroom window between 4 and 5 in the morning! It is only around the equinoxes that DST just MIGHT make sense - for a month or two max - so forget it! I experienced the spring DST switch in Scotland in 2006, and it was a genuine pain in the arse. The entire Scottish society had a full-body hiccup, the effects of which lasted for days. On that particular day, over 1/3 of people were one hour late for whatever they were supposed to do.
@EmorettaRobinson 2 жыл бұрын
@@Halli50 Concerning DST that you experienced in Scotland I can understand why 1/3 of the people were an hour late on that day. For people in Iceland during those times where the sun is shining for 24 hours. I've wondered if most people have installed room darkening curtains to help with getting to sleep at night? I think that maybe Icelanders have grown accustomed to the elements there. From what I've seen in videos and on social media it is a stunningly beautiful place.
@Halli50 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmorettaRobinson, most Icelanders do not bother with "curfew" curtains, we are so used to this from birth. In my case, having a north-east facing bedroom window that allows direct sunlight in at 5 in the morning from early May through July is a bit over the top so I have darkening curtains installed.
@Wonky-Donkey Жыл бұрын
Its also worth noting that it seems to be a tradition for it to snow on the first day of summer. Ok I made that up but it sure seems to happen a lot.
@AllThingsIceland Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@aggi999 2 жыл бұрын
Never heard about beer day though, been living in Iceland for 27 years
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s interesting.
@mikeyhau Жыл бұрын
"Unfortunately" there's no longer any McDonald's in Iceland? I would think that that would be something for a country to celebrate.
@rosadegeus4204 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jewells, we visited Iceland las summer for a week, we really enjoy it but missed lots of points of interest. Different when you travel with a teenager Still was fascinating and I hope to come back Where is this witchcraft museum located? I would have love to go there last time. Maybe next time
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! The witchcraft museum is in Hólmavík in the Westfjords 😊
@mjssenkumba6491 2 жыл бұрын
I want to tour Iceland next year any friends here??
@R.L.Buick. 2 жыл бұрын
You're looking good, girlfriend! Thanks for sharing these Icelandic treasures.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🤗
@user-mrfrog Жыл бұрын
Bjórdagur! Skál! 🍻
@SuitedforGaming Жыл бұрын
most people live around the coast and don't typically live in the highlands....Hmmm... it's basically a much cooler Australia ( pun intended). Can't fathom 4hr daylight tbh. I can barely stand Minnesota's day/night cycle in the wintertime lol
@AllThingsIceland Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@imungukalevera8671 2 жыл бұрын
There's no McD but there are more than enough Domino's outlets. I literally felt like I saw them everywhere when I lived in Iceland.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
😂 Yes, there are a lot of Domino’s here.
@Sandy-nc1gz Жыл бұрын
Just subscribe 🇯🇲🇯🇲
@superdoobo 2 жыл бұрын
I heard turtles aren't allowed in Iceland.
@Halli50 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, Greenland should appropriately have the name Iceland, seeing that Iceland is far greener than Greenland - or failing that, Iceland might be called Blackland, it is only green in the lowlands, most of the beaches are black, as are the highlands. The current names are due to a misleading Viking PR campaign that was never corrected.
@AllThingsIceland 2 жыл бұрын
Yea, it’s funny that about 80% of Greenland is covering in ice. 😂
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